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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (286924)8/14/2002 11:30:43 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
re:"I think you could make that same argument about India and Pakistan, and the Soviets had the capability for decades."

The Soviets, Indians, and Pakistanis, do not have a previous history of attacking three of the five, largest oil producing nations (60%? of the worlds proven oil reserves).

re:"a few" nukes probably wouldn't do much to the oil fields, which lie beneath huge areas of desert (ever been there? I have). "

You are correct. A nuclear weapon though, might cause a halt to shipping thru the Persian Gulf. And a few acres of glass would be unfortunate, if it is where a major oil terminal(s), and pipeline(s) was(were). A single Saudi oil terminal is capable of pumping 5 million barrels a day into tankers.
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